Quality Assurance Technician

Calumet Carton Company; South Holland (IL); On-site; USD 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation

Holidays

Personal days

Medical insurance

Dental

Vision

Prescription coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Calumet Carton Company in South Holland, IL seeks a Quality Assurance Technician to support daily production activities and ensure compliance with internal and external requirements across manufacturing processes.

You will verify procedures, perform audits, and conduct inspections while assisting with quarantined materials and final shipments. The role requires basic lab testing knowledge and proficiency with Microsoft Office, with overtime as needed.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Basic reading, writing and arithmetic skills.

Responsibilities

• Verify procedures and/or work instructions are followed and documentation practices are complete.
• Perform random audits to verify product and process conformance.
• Conduct specific inspection/testing activities per documented requirements.
• Assist coordinating the flow of quarantined products and sorting/rework.
• Help production determine changes for items being produced and reviewed.
• Assist production in identifying tools and documentation needed for conformance.
• Prepare customers’ required production samples for distribution.
• Perform final inspection on outbound shipments and complete conformance documentation.

Skills

Analytical troubleshooting

Color test

Basic math

Overtime availability

Negative/positive lifting

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Micrometers

Scale

Edge caliper

COF test

Gloss reading

Job description

Purpose

The Quality Assurance Technician supports the day-to-day activities on the production floor to ensure Calumet Carton Company meets all internal and external requirements of the product being produced through each phase of the manufacturing process.

Primary Responsibilities

• Verify all appropriate procedures and/or work instructions are being followed and documentation practices are complete (process related).
• Perform random audits throughout the shift to verify product and process conformance.
• Perform specific inspection/testing activities per documented requirements.
• Assist coordinating the flow of quarantined products including establishing parameters for sorting/rework.
• Help production determine when changes are required for items being produced and reviewed.
• Assists production in identifying additional tools and/or documentation needed to ensure product conformance.

Additional Responsibilities

• Preparation of customers’ required production samples for distribution to appropriate parties, as required.
• Perform Final Inspection on outbound shipments as required. This includes the completion of product conformance documentation (i.e., COCs’), as required.

Knowledge And Skill Requirements

• Basic knowledge of lab testing; micrometers, scale, score bend, open force, rub test, COF, edge caliper, gloss reading.
• Basic reading, writing, and arithmetic skills required. This is normally acquired through a high school diploma or equivalent.
• General knowledge of computers and computer software, such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Outlook.
• Printing, Converting, or Packaging industry experience preferred.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001, SQF and GMP standards a plus
• Ability to pass color test.
• Ability to analyze issues to assist troubleshooting as needed on the production floor.
• Ability to lift to 35 pounds, as required.
• Able to work overtime and weekends as necessary.

Salary And Benefits

• Full time hourly position, $21.00/hour.
• The company offers a comprehensive benefit package including vacation, 10 scheduled holidays per year, personal days, company subsidized medical, dental, vision and prescription insurance for employees and their families.
• 401 (k) or other company sponsored retirement plan.

About Calumet Carton

Calumet Carton Company is a leading packaging manufacturer located in South Holland, IL. Our products include rigid mailing envelopes, custom designed and printed folding cartons and small flute corrugated boxes. Sold under the nationally known Stayflats® and Stayflats Plus® brands, our mailing products are marketed throughout the United States in several ways, including packaging catalogs, distributors, and factory direct. Our custom packaging solutions are sold through a select group of distributors.